NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 vs NVIDIA RTX A5000
43.3Rasterization39.1
38.5Ray Tracing36.2
51.9Memoryspec-based71.2
86.2Efficiencyspec-based79.1
62.9Compute58.8
8 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40706 spec wins — NVIDIA RTX A5000
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 scores 53 against 52.3 for NVIDIA RTX A5000. Pick by the categories that matter to you — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 edges ahead in rasterization and compute, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
- Stronger rasterization score: 43 vs 39
- Stronger compute score: 63 vs 59
- 64% higher Base clock: 1,920 MHz vs 1,170 MHz
- 46% higher Boost clock: 2,475 MHz vs 1,695 MHz
- 37% lower process: 5 nm vs 8 nm
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA RTX A5000
- 100% higher VRAM: 24 GB vs 12 GB
- 100% higher Bus width: 384 bit vs 192 bit
- 52% higher bandwidth: 768 GB/s vs 504 GB/s
- 39% higher Shading units: 8,192 vs 5,888
- 39% higher RT cores: 64 vs 46
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | NVIDIA RTX A5000 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2023 | 2021 |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Ampere |
| Process | 5 nm+37% | 8 nm |
| TDP | 200 W+13% | 230 W |
| Power connector | 1x 16-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | NVIDIA RTX A5000 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 5,888 | 8,192+39% |
| RT cores | 46 | 64+39% |
| Tensor / AI cores | 184 | 256+39% |
| Base clock | 1,920 MHz+64% | 1,170 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,475 MHz+46% | 1,695 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | NVIDIA RTX A5000 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 12 GB | 24 GB+100% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6X | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 192 bit | 384 bit+100% |
| Bandwidth | 504 GB/s | 768 GB/s+52% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | NVIDIA RTX A5000 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 17,798+22%Top 26% | 14,648Top 36% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 4,462+11%Top 32% | 4,029Top 40% |
| PassMark G3D | 26,853+18%Top 20% | 22,842Top 30% |
| 1080p Ultra | 123 fpsTop 45% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 90 fpsTop 50% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 51 fpsBottom 50% | — |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | NVIDIA RTX A5000 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 (no MFG) | DLSS |
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